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Kim Kang-woo

Kim Kang-woo

Actor · Born July 11, 1978 (48) · Seoul, South Korea

Kim Kang-woo (김강우) is a South Korean actor and singer. He was born on July 11, 1978.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1978 (48)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Kim Kang-woo's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 8

Steady 3 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 6

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 12
Shadow
4 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Threshold guardian
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
8
Melancholic
8
Warm
6
Contemplative
7
Other
18

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Kang-woo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Kang-woo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sword & Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim Chun-chu / King Taejong Muyeol

  • Blood Moon Rite 8(2026)

    as Producer Yuno

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Andreas Kim Taegon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paul Chong Hasang

  • Run to the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Old Woman with the Knife(2025)

    as Director Son

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Tyrant(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Agent Paul

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Wonderful World(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as Kang Su-ho

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • The Childe(2023)

    as Director Han

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Nattering with Nah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Paul Chong Hasang

  • Artificial City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jung Joon-hyeok

  • Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Recalled(2021)

    as Kim Sun-woo

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • New Year Blues(2021)

    as Ji-ho

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Woman of 9.9 Billion(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · as Kang Tae-woo

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • Item(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jo Se-Hwang

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
  • After the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bong-gil

  • High Society(2018)

    as Baek Kwang-hyun

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Vanished(2018)

    as Park Jin-han

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • My Husband, Mr. Oh! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · as Oh Jak-Doo

  • Circle(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kim Joon-Hyuk

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Clocking Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kim Hyo-chan

  • Clocking Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kim Hyo Chan

  • Goodbye Mr. Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Min Seon-jae

  • Assassination(2015)

    as Investigator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Treacherous(2015)

    as Prince Yeonsan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Missing Noir M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gil Soo-hyun

  • Cart(2014)

    as Dong-joon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Golden Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kang Do-Yoon

  • Tabloid Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lee Woo-gon

  • Marriage Blue(2013)

    as Tae-kyu

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Go(2013)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Chase(2009)

    as Jung-ha's Younger Brother (cameo)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Gifted Hands(2013)

    as Yang Choon-dong

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Haeundae Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 16 episodes · as Lee Tae-sung

  • Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Taste of Money(2012)

    as Joo Young-jak

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Doomsday Book(2012)

    as Robot Repairman Park Do-won

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • A Better Tomorrow(2010)

    as Kim Cheol

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Ha Ha Ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kang Jeongho

  • Five Senses of Eros(2009)

    as Kang Hyun-woo

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • A Man's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 20 episodes · as Chae Do-woo

  • Marine Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Chun-soo

  • Hello, Schoolgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kyu-chul

  • Bichunmoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 14 episodes · as Shi jun

  • Rainbow Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Cho Kyung-yoon

  • Le Grand Chef(2007)

    as Sung-chan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • The Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kim Man-soo

  • The Beast and the Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tak Jun-ha

  • The Aggressives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Moggy

  • 3 Leaf Clover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yoon Seong-woo

  • 세잎클로버 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 16 episodes · as 윤성우

  • Springtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ju-ho

  • Silmido(2003)

    as Min-ho

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Breathless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 16 episodes · as Shin Moo-chul

  • The Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Private Cho

  • Snowy Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as An Jung-geun

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles, 55 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Film career

20022026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· The Coast Guard
  • 2007First top-billed film· Rainbow Eyes
  • 2021Career best· Guimoon: The Lightless Door
  • 2024Best so far· Wonderful World

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

2000s16 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 24 roles
021217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kim Kang-woo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kim Kang-woo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kim Kang-woo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Kang-woo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jin-soo Min shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles